Apple iTunes 10.5, iOS 5 and many other updates are available

In case you didn’t know, Apple released today the new update of iOS for iPhone and iPad.

The rollout has reached also Germany on Wednesday in the late afternoon.

I will not go through the features of iOS5 nor through those of iTunes, which you can better read here.

Apple published today no less than 6 updates and yesterday the iTunes 10.5 version.

Here are they all together with the easiest method to update:

- iTunes 10.5

Running on: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

Update: just go in iTunes and click on Help -> Check for updates

- iOS 5 Software Update

Running on: iOS 3.0 through 4.3.5 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, iOS 3.1 through 4.3.5 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.5 for iPad

Update: update first iTunes to 10.5 and then click on the device you want to upgrade. You will see the status window with the big buttons “Update” and “Restore”. Click on the “Update” and have a lot of patience. Depending on your internet connection, it might take up to 3 hours to download and install it.

Apple TV 4.4

Running on: Apple TV 4.0 through 4.3

Update: use the described method in the documentation

OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006

Running on: Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 and v10.7.1

Update: use the built-in update mechanism

Safari 5.1.1

Running on: Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.2, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

Update: use either the OS’s automatic update mechanism or the Apple Updater.

Pages for iOS v1.5

Running on: iOS

Update: get the latest iOS available for your device

Numbers for iOS v1.5

Running on: iOS

Update: get the latest iOS available for your device

 

Have fun updating and have fun with the new features of iOS5.

I know i will…

Sorin Mustaca

Data Security Expert